Ind Vs Eng: Reasons Why India Lost. Why England Won. Positives to Take Away From This Match
Ind Vs Eng, the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy, nothing has changed for Englandin the three years since the Edgbaston Test. In 77 overs that Tuesday, 378 runs were scored. In 82 overs again on Tuesday of June 24, 2025, 373 were chased down quite easily and brilliantly. Joe Root had a key role in both these victories. His aggressive century in 2022 ruined India’s hopes, and he again came through for England here with a comfortable fifty after Ben Duckett set up the chase with an unstoppable hundred while putting on a partnership of 188 for the first wicket with Jack Crawley
Indiahas now failed to finish a match twice in recent history, even though their bowlers had more than 350 to defend. It is irrelevant that only England could have accomplished such a feat. The lack of runs from the lower order, the inadequate bowling, and—above all—the missed catches must have made this loss very painful.
Ind vs Eng First Test Match Dropped Catches
The reasons for India’s loss are multiple. The number one reason could be the selection of Shardul Thakur. I still don’t understand his presence in the team as a bowling all-rounder and what he delivers. The second reason is your tail; the tail did not contribute to scoring runs in both innings and has failed miserably, while on the other side, the opposition tail has helped them to win the match. The third reason is the captaincy of inexperienced Shubhman Gill, the last innings, the rough patches on the pitch, 371 runs to defend, the pitch behaving, the presence of a quality spinner in the team, and you do not bring him in early. I feel Jadeja was not brought in early to create some panic. The other reason is dropped catches; India needs to experiment with a gully fielder. The next reason I feel for the loss is bowling. Apart from Bumrah, no one was up to the mark to show any signs of troubling England batters.
Now, let’s go through why England has won this match. The number one reason is their belief system. They stick to their belief that they can chase any target, and hence, after winning the toss, they chose to bowl first and chase the target in the fourth innings. They stick to their bazz ball style of playing, which has helped them win another and chased down another record target of 371 and that too second time against India. Their lower-order batter performed very well in both innings. Their bowling was very accurate, maintaining the perfect line and length throughout the match and was perfectly led by their captain Ben Stokes.
Ind vs Eng, the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy test series is now led by England 1-0 out of 5 matches. This was the first test match of the WTC for both teams. The second test will be played on 2nd July, at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
There are many positives India should take from this test match, and the first one is the form of the top order, especially KL Rahul, Jaiswal, Gill, and Pant. All four players scored centuries in the first test match between Ind vs Eng. The bowling performance of Jasprit Bumrah.
I predict that there will be changes in the Indian team in the second match between Ind vs Eng. I believe the management will make the changes based on the pitch of Edgbaston and the current form and performance of the players in the first test match. Shardul Thakur could be replaced by another bowling all-rounder. Please don’t get surprised if you see either Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Reddy, or Arshdeep Singh in the playing 11 for the second test.
The debutant Sai Sudarsan should be given another chance, as I don’t believe in changing him without giving him proper time to show his talent.
The probable playing XI for Team India for the second test between Ind vs Eng could be:
